Nation and World
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EXPLAINER: One weather system floods St. Louis and Kentucky
Jul 29, 2022 7:00 am - Hundreds of miles apart, but still connected by the same stubborn weather system, urban St. Louis and rural Appalachia are showing how devastating flash flooding can be ...
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Sony sees profit rise despite waning interest in video games
Jul 29, 2022 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Sony's profit edged up 3% in the last quarter, weathering production setbacks from COVID-19 lockdowns in Shanghai and a trend away from video gaming as pand...
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South Africa's ruling ANC opens policy meeting amid problems
Jul 29, 2022 7:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - South Africa's ruling African National Congress party begins its key policy conference on Friday beset by internal divisions and the country's econom...
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Canada says pope's apology to Indigenous not enough
Jul 28, 2022 7:00 am - QUEBEC CITY (AP) - The Canadian government made clear Wednesday that Pope Francis' apology to Indigenous peoples for abuses in the country's church-run residential schoo...
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Study: Climate change made UK heat wave hotter, more likely
Jul 28, 2022 7:00 am - Human-caused climate change made last week's deadly heat wave in England and Wales at least 10 times more likely and added a few degrees to how brutally hot it got, a st...
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EXPLAINER: How do we know when a recession has begun?
Jul 28, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. economy has contracted for two straight quarters, intensifying fears that the nation is on the cusp of a recession - if not already in one - b...
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Highway double take: Albuquerque sign spelled without 'R'
Jul 28, 2022 7:00 am - ALBUQUERQUE, N,M. (AP) - It made drivers on Route 66 and Interstate 40 in New Mexico do double takes. A newly upgraded state Department of Transportation sign erected la...
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Sympathetic portrayal of Alex Jones rebuked as 'hypocrisy'
Jul 28, 2022 7:00 am - AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A producer for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones's media company tried to paint a sympathetic portrait of him Thursday as a jury decides how much in fi...
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In a 3rd test, Facebook still fails to block hate speech
Jul 28, 2022 7:00 am - Facebook is letting violent hate speech slip through its controls in Kenya as it has in other countries, according to a new report from the nonprofit groups Global Witne...
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Southwest posts record revenue but warns of rising costs
Jul 28, 2022 7:00 am - DALLAS (AP) - Southwest Airlines' second-quarter profit doubled to $760 million on record revenue, but the carrier warned that rising costs and lower productivity are li...